Create a column visualization for a time series widget

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Create a column visualization for a time series widget

To emphasize the indicator scores over time instead of the trend in scores, create a
time series widget with a column visualization. You can also use column visualizations to
compare indicators.

Before you begin

Role required: pa_power_user or admin

About this task

If you want to emphasize indicator scores instead of the
trend in scores over time, use a column visualization. Column visualizations are also
useful for comparing the scores of several indicators. To compare indicators, add
indicators to the widget, or place several widgets with column visualization next to
each other in a dashboard.Figure 1. Column visualization

To help see whether there is a correlation between two indicators, add a second
indicator to the widget. For best results, select an indicator that has discreet
values as the main indicator and a continuous set of data as the secondary
indicator.Figure 2. Column visualization examining correlation

Procedure

Navigate to Performance Analytics > Widgets and click New.

In the Name field, give the widget a name that reflects
the information being displayed.

In the Type field, select Time
series.

If you change the value of Type after you fill in other
fields, those fields are cleared.

In the Visualization field, select
Column.

In the Indicator field, select the main indicator for
which you want to show scores.

(Optional)
Fill in any of the following fields:

Field

Description

Breakdown and Element

Only the scores that match the specified element of this breakdown
are shown. Select values for both Breakdown and
Element. Otherwise, only scores that are not
associated with any element of the breakdown are shown.

2nd Breakdown and Element

Drill down to a second level of breakdown and element, if a
first-level breakdown and element have been specified.

The
Column visualization works well for
previous period charts. Also consider setting a Color
scheme.

Label

Specifies a custom label for the main indicator.

Color

A single color that applies only to the scores for the main
indicator. This field overrides any color selected in Color
scheme.

Color scheme

A spectrum of colors for the scores for all indicators. If a
spectrum cannot be applied, only the first color is used. You can create
your own color scheme instead of using a provided color scheme.

Follow element

Applies only when this widget is placed in a "breakdown dashboard."
Select this option for the widget to follow the element that the user
selects interactively on the dashboard. See Using breakdowns on dashboards.

Selecting this
option removes the ability to set a second breakdown and element on
the widget.

Follow breakdown

Breakdown dashboard configurations specify breakdown sources, not
specific breakdowns. The same breakdown source can be used for multiple
breakdowns. Therefore, select this option to set which of the possible
breakdowns to follow.

For example, consider the indicator Number of
open incidents. This indicator uses two breakdowns: Assigned to, and
Created by. Both breakdowns are based on the Users.Active breakdown
source. You create a widget for this indicator and you select
Follow element on this widget. You also
need to select Follow breakdown and specify
either the Assigned to or the Created by breakdown.

This
option is available only if Follow element is
selected.

(Optional)
Review the Settings tabs and change settings as desired.

Click Submit.

What to do next

To compare your indicator to other indicators, perform one
of the following actions:

Add indicators to the Widget Indicators related list. Use the
Column visualization for those indicators.

Create widgets with Column visualizations for each of the
other indicators. Place these widgets next to each other in a dashboard.